Trans-Alaska Pipeline

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trans-Alaska_Pipeline

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	pipeline
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:TAPS gptkb:Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
gptkbp:capacity	2.1 million barrels per day less than 500,000 barrels per day
gptkbp:completedIn	May 1977
gptkbp:constructionCost	approximately $8 billion
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	March 1975
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter	48 inches
gptkbp:economicImportance	critical to Alaska's economy
gptkbp:elevation	from sea level to 2,800 feet
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Valdez
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	subject to environmental regulations
gptkbp:featuredIn	documentaries about engineering environmental studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Trans-Alaska Pipeline
gptkbp:length	800 miles
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:majorOilFieldServed	gptkb:Prudhoe_Bay_Oil_Field
gptkbp:notableEvent	pipeline oil spills pipeline shutdowns due to earthquakes pipeline shutdowns due to leaks pipeline shutdowns due to maintenance pipeline vandalism incidents
gptkbp:notableFeature	above-ground and underground sections crosses permafrost crosses three mountain ranges heat pipes to protect permafrost zigzag pattern for earthquake resistance
gptkbp:numberOfPumpStations	11
gptkbp:numberOfRiverCrossings	34
gptkbp:numberOfRoadCrossings	over 800
gptkbp:numberOfWorkersDuringConstruction	over 70,000
gptkbp:opened	June 20, 1977
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Alyeska_Pipeline_Service_Company
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:Alyeska_Pipeline_Service_Company
gptkbp:purpose	transport crude oil
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Prudhoe_Bay
gptkbp:website	https://www.alyeska-pipe.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4